Chinese Pasta Salad

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups snow peas
• 250 g rice vermicelli
• 1 red pepper, sliced thin
• 1/2 English cucumber, sliced thin
• 6 ounces shrimp, Cooked
• 130 g crabmeat
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, Fine chopped
• 1 clove garlic, Chopped
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar

Directions

1. 1

   Wash and trim snow peas.

2. 2

   Place them in a bowl and pour in enough boiling water to cover them.

3. 3

   Let stand 10 minutes; drain and set aside.

4. 4

   Cook the noodles in plenty of boiling water for 3 to 4 minutes.

5. 5

   Drain in colander, rinse with cold water and set aside.

6. 6

   In large bowl, combine noodles, snow peas, red pepper, cucumber, shrimp and crabmeat.

7. 7

   In a small bowl, combine ginger, garlic, sesame oil, pepper, salt, vegetable oil, lemon juice and vinegar.

8. 8

   Pour this dressing over the other ingredients and mix thoroughly.

9. 9

   Chill before serving.